50 killed - Azerbaijan announced its losses at fighting on the border
Baku/13.09.22/Turan: During the hostilities on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border from the night of September 12 to 13 and Tuesday morning, the irretrievable losses of the Azerbaijani armed forces amounted to 50 people, the country's Ministry of Defense reported.
“On the night of September 12-13 and in the morning, the armed forces of Armenia carried out a large-scale provocation in the Dashkesan, Kalbajar, Lachin and Zangilan directions of the Azerbaijani-Armenian state border. In total, while preventing a large-scale provocation, 50 servicemen of the Armed Forces were killed, including 42 servicemen of the Azerbaijan Army and 8 servicemen of the State Border Service,” the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said in a statement.—06B-
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